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Egypt. By: Fàtima, Alba, Ferran & Valèria. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Egypt is a very big country. It is in north Africa. The capital city of Egypt is Cairo. Egypt is a very beautiful country. In Egypt there are a lot pyramids. The weather in Egypt is hot and dry.
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Egypt By: Fàtima, Alba, Ferran & Valèria
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Egypt is a very big country. It is in north Africa. The capital city of Egypt is Cairo. Egypt is a very beautiful country. In Egypt there are a lot pyramids. The weather in Egypt is hot and dry. In Egypt there are a lot of deserts. The population in Egypt is 80.000.000 inhabitants.
Language • The language in Egypt is Egyptian Arabic, but there are many varieties of Arabic. A long time before Egyptians write hieroglyphic on monuments and sheets if papyrus.
SPORTS • The sport in Egypt is soccer; other popular sports in Egypt are basketball, handball, squash and tennis.
POPULAR INSTRUMENTS • The ney and the oud are very popular instruments in Egypt, as 4000BC egyptians were playing harps and flutes.
FESTIVALS • Egypt is famous for its many festivals and religious carnivals. Ramadan is a popular festival in Egypt.
RIVERS • One popular river in Egypt is Nile. It’s the longest river in the world.
PYRAMIDS • The pyramids are very popularmonuments in Egypt. • Famous works are the pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Menkaure, built the Gizah plateau near Cairo. • 138 pyramids deficit in Egypt.
ANIMALS • The farm animals in Egypt are: oxen, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, geese and pigeons. The Nile provided a plentiful source of fish. • The typical animal in Egypt is camel
AGRICULTURE • The ancient Egyptians cultivated barley and wheat variety, and other major cereals, which were used to manufacture the two main food, bread and beer.